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Commuter Solutions will be holding our summer luncheon for Employee Transportation Coordinators at West Bros. River Ranch Restaurant. Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, July 17, 12:00 p.m., and watch the mail for your invitation!

We encourage you to print and post these flyers and posters at your workplace to inform your employees of transportation options and regional road projects:

Welkram

Rising Gas Price Poster

Keep Us Moving Poster

Commute Cost Poster

Commuter Solutions

P.O. Box 7070
Eugene, OR 97401
541-682-6213

Commutersolutions@ltd.org www.commutersolutions.ltd.org

Connie Bloom Williams
Program Manager

Marcia Maffei
Employer Programs

Lisa VanWinkle
Smart Ways to School

Tracy Smith
Administrative Assistant

Summer Service Adjustments

Sunday, June 17, LTD summer bus service changes go into effect. These changes are adjustments to the level of service provided during the summer when the UO, LCC, 4J, and District 19 enter their summer sessions. LTD also will relocate the Lane County Fairgrounds Park & Ride during fair week to accommodate summer events at the fairgrounds. Click here for a complete listing of the Summer Service Adjustments.

Student Transit Pass Program Ends After June 30, 2007

The Student Transit Pass Program (STPP) that has allowed students in grades 6 – 12 to ride LTD for free will end after June 30, 2007. This three-year research program has completed its work and funding will not be continued beyond the current 2006-07 school year.

Several private schools have indicated their interest in purchasing a Group Pass Program for their students. Students attending schools that do not provide a Group Pass Program may purchase an LTD monthly pass for $19, a three-month pass for $51.50, five tokens for $5.50, or they may pay cash to ride LTD.

For this summer, LTD is offering students a special three-month pass covering July, August, and September, for $19.95. The Summer Youth Pass gives students an opportunity to ride anytime and anywhere from June 1 through September 30, 2007.

In the Spotlight

Semperian LLC has been a member of the community since 1999 and a Lane Transit District Group Pass member since 2000. Semperian, an inbound call center dealing with GMAC and National Auto Finance questions, has several offices throughout the United States. Their local office on Country Club Road employs over 350 people.

With committed and involved ETC Stephanie Jenks at the helm, Semperian advocates for transportation options for their employees, hosting Transportation Fairs each year and participating in the recent Get on Board! campaign to increase bus ridership.

Stephanie has led Semperian to FIVE victories in the City of Eugene’s Business Commute Challenge. Her competitive edge has inspired other businesses to try to take away their title. Maybe your business will want to take them on this year! Stephanie likes a good challenge.

You May Already Be a Winner!

Commuter Solutions will be inserting the name of an Employee Transportation Coordinator into each issue of the ETC Bulletin. If you spot your name in the bulletin, you will win a $25 gift certificate to River Ranch West Bros. BBQ. To claim your prize, call Marcia Maffei at 682-6206. Just to make it interesting, we will be spelling your name backwards!

LTD Offers Free Shuttles to Summer Events

Now is the time to enjoy some of our favorite events. Take a break and take the bus to the Lane County Fair, the Freedom Festival, Butte to Butte race, and more. Click here for details on LTD Event Shuttles.

Commuter Solutions Welcomes New ERH Taxi Provider

A Blue Moon Car Service has joined the regional Emergency Ride Home program. They provide transportation service originating within the Cottage Grove/Creswell area (with destinations anywhere in the Cottage Grove/Creswell, or Eugene/Springfield area), for registered employees who experience a valid emergency on a day they commute to work by means other than driving alone. Commuter Solutions pays for the entire trip and is invoiced directly by the taxi service provider. A Blue Moon Car Service can be reached at 942-2661. If your company has not already registered for this free program, please call Commuter Solutions to sign up today.

Ivanna Shararide ~ Advice to the Travel Worn

Dear Ivanna,

Help! It cost me $49 ($3.37/gal) to fill up my tank yesterday. It’s so expensive to commute to work these days. What can a person do to save money?

Strapped & Stranded

Dear Stranded,

Have you ever thought about carpooling? Carpools are very flexible – you make arrangements with the other members of your carpool on sharing cost and driving. From once a week to every day, it’s your choice. When you share the cost of commuting, you save money, and carpooling helps ease traffic congestion in the community and reduce air pollution emissions. Commuter Solutions offers a computerized matching service. It’s free and it’s easy. Just submit a rideshare registration online. You will receive a match list tailored to your work time and commute route. You may be surprised at how easy it is and how much money you can save.

(Dear Readers, stay tuned for more helpful hints in the next ETC Bulletin!)

Commuter Solutions Welcomes New Program Participants

~ Capella Market [ERH]

~ Comfort Suites [GPP & ERH]
~ Oregon Center for Applied Science (ORCAS) [GPP & ERH]

~ Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) [GPP & ERH]

~ Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) [GPP & ERH]
~ SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc. [ERH]

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